“The western pygmy marmoset (Cebuella pygmaea) is a marmoset species, a very small New World monkey found in the northwestern Amazon Rainforest in Brazil, Colombia,… Read More »World’s smallest monkey – Pigmy Marmoset, Western Thailand
The government of Israel has banned the sale of fur in the fashion industry. In doing so, they are the first country to outlaw fur… Read More »Israel, the first country to ban the sale of most fur clothing
To be clear, it can be a crime if a dog owner allows their dog to bite a postman when delivering post through the letterbox in the UK.
Winston Churchill is well-known for many things including his love of animals. He loved cats and dogs and budgerigars! His last secretary was Doreen Pugh.… Read More »Winston Churchill’s last secretary recalled his love of animals
Dogs can rely more on their own judgement than the directions of a human who is misleading them. In a recent study published in the… Read More »Dogs can be sensitive to whether a person has true or false beliefs
NEWS AND VIEWS: A South Korean citizen living in the country’s fifth largest metropolis, Daejeon, has allegedly poisoned stray cats for 13 years with an… Read More »13-year mass poisoning of over 1000 stray cats in Daejeon, South Korea
Robot lawnmowers operating day or night are severely injuring hedgehogs. The head of an animal welfare society in Hamburg, Vanessa Haloui, said that she has… Read More »Hedgehogs are victims of killer robot lawnmowers
Cute puppy with spectacle eyes: I have no idea of the breed, if indeed this individual is purebred although it looks like it. No more… Read More »Beautiful puppy with spectacle eyes
How many racehorses are slaughtered each year in the UK? Answer: thousands often under inhumane circumstances. Sadly, we can more or less answer the question… Read More »Distinguished racehorses killed inhumanely and sometimes in front of other horses at abattoir
Amboy, Illinois, USA: this was filmed on a farm and the boy’s mother says that she breeds a “few select Gypsy Vanners”. She is a… Read More »Boy and foal share special bond
UK (BUT MAYBE ELSEWHERE TOO): I’m going to think aloud. These are some thoughts about avoiding being scammed when buying a dog or cat from… Read More »Tips and tricks to avoid being scammed when buying a puppy from a breeder
NEWS AND COMMENT-TEL AVIV: Tel Aviv-Jaffa City Council have taken a bold step in improving the standards of dog ownership. They say that as much… Read More »Identifying irresponsible dog owners through DNA profiling of dog poo
China does not have an exclusive right over these disgusting live animal markets where zoonotic diseases can transmit from animals to people and where animal… Read More »Now Indonesia is risking another coronavirus pandemic with their filthy live animal markets
GARDENA, CALIFORNIA – NEWS AND COMMENT: A 13-year-old German shepherd has been abandoned to an animal shelter: Saving Carson Shelter Dogs. The dog’s name is… Read More »13-year-old German shepherd abandoned by owner to animal rescue shelter
A study from Utrecht University’s Faculty of Veterinary Medicine researched the extent of anxiety among dogs who been rescued and placed in animal shelters. They… Read More »Shelter dogs are generally still anxious after their first 12 days
A woman, is suing a dog rescue organisation because she contracted parasitic worms from the dog that she adopted from the rescue centre. She claims… Read More »Woman claims she expelled live worms from her mouth, vagina and anus after adopting infected rescue dog
This is an interesting article by Gabrielle Cummins in The Irish Times online. She had a crippling irrational fear of dogs (cynophobia) and is brave… Read More »Woman’s fear of dogs was due to being sexually abused as a child
NEW FOREST, UK – NEW AND COMMENT: The Fairweather’s Garden Centre in the New Forest, UK, has taken the tough decision to ban dogs from… Read More »Dogs pooped, peed or threw up a total of 9 times in a garden centre shop over 48 hours
TEWSKBURY, MASSACHUSETTS, USA – NEWS AND COMMENT: The words in the title are those of Vilmaria Maldonado who treats three six-month-old goats as pets on… Read More »This is like someone asking you to kill your cat or dog
Raw dogfood is being criticised and it has been criticised in the past. The same goes for raw cat food. But advocates of home-made raw… Read More »Raw dog food may kill